QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-7E-1053 SP Specialty pressing. A rare American original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and in the UK charts it held the first position for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "A Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is considered that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album, "God Save the Queen", is the anthem of Great Britain arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked 230th on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and 128th on the 2020 list.
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte spread with an embossed logo in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in a clean state - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
JOHN, ELTON- VERY BEST OF -1990 -FIRST PRESS EU-ROCKET-846949-1. A rare European original . The Very Best of Elton John is a compilation of the greatest hits of English musician Elton John, released in October 1990. His first career retrospective compilation album and fourth official greatest hits album overall, it was released in the UK and across Europe, as well as in other countries. The album took 1st place for the first two weeks, and then took 2nd place for nine weeks. In total, the compilation spent 145 weeks on the UK Top 200 Albums chart, and was certified 9x platinum by the BPI on March 1, 1995. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
WINGS-AT THE SPEED OF SOUND-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-MPL - PASS10010 matrix number A-6U/B-6U !!! Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth studio album by the British-American rock band Wings, released on March 25, 1976. Released at the peak of the band's popularity, it reached number one on the US Albums chart — this is the band's fourth album to reach this level in a row — and reached number 2 on the UK Albums chart. Both singles from the album also reached the top 5 of the UK and US singles charts, and "Silly Love Songs" reached number 1 in the US. The album reached number 2 in the United Kingdom (and became the 4th best-selling album of 1976). The album became McCartney's most successful album in the US charts since his time with The Beatles, spending seven consecutive weeks at the top spot during the summer (overlapping the Beatles' new compilation "Rock 'n' Roll Music", which reached the second line). The album Wings at the Speed of Sound has sold 3.5 million copies worldwide. ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
WATERS, ROGER-THE WALL LIVE IN BERLIN (2LP)-1990-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-MERCURY-846613-1. A rare European original of the cult concert. The Wall: Live in Berlin is a concert performance of the legendary rock opera The Wall by Pink Floyd, organized by its main author Roger Waters and held on July 21, 1990 at Berlin's Potsdamer Platz, which has long been divided by the Berlin Wall. The concert was filmed as a TV movie, and also released in September 1990 as a live album. The concert took place in the presence of a 200,000-strong audience on July 21, 1990 at Potsdamer Platz, which was previously a no-man's land separating East and West Berlin. During the concert, a "wall" with a width of more than 160 m and a height of about 25 m was erected on the stage, which was finally destroyed to the ground. Many bright performers and actors took part in the show. ...more
Lot sold: 4200 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
MADONNA-IMMACULATE COLLECTION (2LP'S) - 1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-SIRE/WARNER-WX370/7599264401. A very rare original of the queen of pop. The Immaculate Collection is Madonna's first greatest hits compilation, released on November 9, 1990. It is considered the best and most commercially successful collection of the singer's hits. The first single released was "Justify My Love", which was released the day before the compilation was released. The Immaculate Collection ranked second among the albums on the Billboard charts. More than 30 million copies were sold worldwide, including nine million in the US and five million in the UK. ...more
Lot sold: 5100 ₽
Estimate: 7000—9000 ₽
BEATLES 1967-1970 -1973-THE FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE -PCSP718.Collection of the best songs of the band 1967-70. Collection of the best songs of the band 1962-66. The first edition was on black vinyl, later there was a release on red colored vinyl. 1962-1966 (also known as the "Red Album") is a collection of hits by the English rock band The Beatles, covering the years indicated in the title. Released together with its 1967-1970 counterpart (the "Blue Album") in 1973, the double album reached the 3rd place in the United Kingdom. In the United States, he topped the Cash Box Albums chart and took 3rd place on the Billboard Top LPs./ Tape chart, while in 1967-1970 he took first place. The album was re-released in September 1993 on CD, reaching number 3 in the UK. ...more
Lot sold: 5500 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽